WV Storytelling Guild Concert
Friday, December 5th @ 7 p.m. at the Frank and Jane Gabor Folklife Center
What’s Happening in Marion County
Festivals, tours, markets and music. See what’s coming up in Marion County.
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Events
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Frank & Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center Squibb Wilson Blvd, 1201 Locust Ave., Fairmont, United States -
Coal Miners Day
It’s not about Christmas, but it is about the Italian American coal mining heritage and the history that lives in these Appalachian hills. This day focuses on a swap meet, where coal miners, history lovers and others can sell, buy and trade memorabilia and books. It’s a great way to share history with one another.
Hosted on or near Dec. 6, it remembers the Italian and miners who died in the Monongah Mine Disaster in 1907. Learn more about that fateful day. While you’re here for the holidays, take a trip out to Monongah to see the memorials: the Monongah Memorial, the Monongah Mine Memorial Bell, gifted from the Italian region of Molise, and the Monongah Heroine, a statue dedicated to the miners’ widows.
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Holiday Square Dance
Frank & Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center Squibb Wilson Blvd, 1201 Locust Ave., Fairmont, United StatesSaturday, December 6th @ 7 p.m., 2025 at the Frank and Jane Folklife Center
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Feast of the Seven Fishes Movie
Get in the Italian Appalachian Christmas spirit with a screening of the Feast of the Seven Fishes movie. Filmed right here in Marion County, West Virginia, see what you can pick out of the film. Experience Christmas, the Robinson Grand and West Virginia in a new way! Sponsored by the Marion County CVB. Get your tickets today!
*The Fairfield Inn and Suites is running a discount for visitors who book to stay for any of the holiday events throughout December (including the Great Pepperoni Roll Drop). Book under the Marion County Chamber rate for a 20% discount!
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Fairview “Home Town Holiday” parade
+1 moreJoin the Fairview Community for their annual “Home Town Holiday” parade. Following the parade, the Fire Department will host Santa who will pass out treats and take last minute requests.
Come early for soup and sandwiches at the Fairview Senior Center from 3 – 7 pm
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Women’s Club Tea
Fleming Mansion 300 1st Street, Fairmont, WV, United StatesHoliday House Tea and Tour
Just up the street from the Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival, the Women’s Club of Fairmont hosts a Christmas tea in the historic Fleming Mansion. Enjoy cookies and other Christmas treats, coffee, hot chocolate and Wassail, served using dinnerware and cups from the house. The house will be fully decorated on all three floors and a beautiful sight.
Thomas Walter Fleming was born in 1846 and spent his life building Fairmont into an industrial center in the northern part of the state. Tour the stately home, complete with a billiards room, a library, dining room, kitchen, servant’s quarters, widow’s walk and 14 closets allowing all the rooms to connect. See how many buttons you can find. Buttons are in the floors and would summon the maids and servants who would travel private staircases to remain unseen.
For more details, email Women’s Club of Fairmont
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The Great Pepperoni Roll Drop
Wintergarden Park corner of Water and Market Streets, Mannington, WVEnd the new year the Italian-Appalachian way. It’s a newer tradition (since 2018 to be exact), but pepperoni rolls have never failed us yet. Come out to Mannington on New Year’s Eve to play pepperoni roll themed games, eat pepperoni rolls and pepperoni roll themed foods, listen to good music and wait. At the countdown to midnight, cue Country Roads and a giant pepperoni roll lowering from the sky. It’s a sight to behold and an experience you’ll never forget.
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Annual Run to Read Half Marathon
Prickett’s Fort State ParkDue to weather, the race will take place on Sunday, January 7th.
13th Annual Run to Read Half-Marathon benefits Literacy Volunteers of Marion County
Registration: Opens at 11:30 am at the Fort on race day
Swag: Long-sleeved tech shirt and medal
Course: Double out & back course. 1% grade. Starting on the paved MCPARC Trail running through the Meredith Tunnel and back to Pricketts Fort. The first section is black top & is about 4.2 miles in length. The second section will be run on the Mon River Trail which is crushed limestone & the race will finish on this trail.
USATF certified course (certification code WV09010MS)For more information please go to http://www.runtoread.org/
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POSTPONED: Founders’ Day
POSTPONED due to potential weather. Rescheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.
Celebrate the founding of Marion County with living history interpreters! Learn about Marion County and its role in West Virginia’s statehood.
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Bugs n’ Brews
Enjoy winter at Natives Fly Fishing with smoked meats, beverages, fly tying and hanging out at the shop. All are welcome!
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Chamber Music Series: Julian Schwarz
Experience beautiful music by professional musicians in an incredible venue. Come to the Fairmont Chamber Music Society Concert Series at the St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church.
- 3 p.m. Nov. 16: Trio Confero (clarinet, cellist, piano)
- 3 p.m. Feb. 22: Julian Schwarz, cellist
- 3 p.m. April 12: Vox Cor Trio (trumpet, trombone, paino)
*Season tickets are $35 for adults, $20 for seniors and students. Individual tickets may be purchased at the door. $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and students.
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Pricketts Fort 18th C. Firearms & Accoutrements Show
The annual Prickett’s Fort Firearms & Accouterments Show features numerous vendors and craftsmen from the Appalachian area (PA, WV, VA, OH, and NY), who specialize in crafting 18th century weaponry, such as rifles, gunpowder horns, knives, tomahawks, and decorative items, including leather pouches and Indian quilt work. The event showcases this unique collection that will also be available for purchase.
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